Sfax of Tunisia broke the five-year winning streak by Egyptian clubs when they claimed the title for the first time since 2005 last year

Sousse, Tunisia, March 19, 2014 - The Drawing of Lots for the 2014 CAVB Men's Club Championship was held in Sousse, Tunisia on Wednesday where the 21 participating teams were divided into four preliminary pools with Pools A, B and D featuring five teams and Pool C six teams.

The annual CAVB competition acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Men's Club World Championship, which will be held in Brazil from May 6 to 11. The 2014 CAVB Men's Club Championship, which starts Thursday and continues until Sunday-week, is the second of four continental qualifiyng events with the CEV Champions League Finals the next qualifier from March 22 to 23 while
Manila in the Philippines will host the 2014 AVC Men’s Club Championship from April 8 to 16.

There will be eight teams participating in the FIVB Men's Club World Championship, with Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro qualified for the tournament as the host city,
along with UPCN of Argentina, who finished runners-up
at the South American Men's Club Championship. NORCECA will appoint one team, with the other two
vacancies decided jointly by the FIVB and organiser.

Organizers and two time champions Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia were drawn in Pool A along with Nahda (Sudan), Ittihad Taangier (Morocco), Borj Bou Arririj (Algeria) and Bafia (Cameroon).

Defending champions Sfax of Tunisia, who have six titles to their name, will battle it out with Autoridade (Mozambique), Stif (Algeria), Ettihad Misurata (Libya) and Espoir (Congo RD).